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26/12/2006

BBC Two - Blackbeard the Pirate

Swashbuckling adventure set on the high seas in the 17th century. Starring Robert Newton.

Swashbuckler set on the high seas in the 17th century. Edward Maynard sets out to claim a fortune by posing as a surgeon on Blackbeard's ship.

Swashbuckling adventure set on the high seas in the 17th century, when the Spanish Main was plagued with piracy. The English monarch, enraged by the infamous buccaneer Blackbeard's interference with legitimate commerce, dispatches Sir Henry Morgan to confront the pirate and his crew of cut-throats. But having kidnapped Sir Henry's bride, Blackbeard now holds a worthwhile hostage.

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